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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2908, 5 March 1891, Page 2

Tho copy of Hansard for the session IH'JI camo to hand yesterday.

The Admiralty has raised the wages at the Government dockyards, involving an increase of £78,000 per annum.

Mr Mcßae, the manager of the Taniwha Estate, has withdrawn the notice calling for tenders for clearing and plough-

The man Saddler who was arrested mi suspicion of being connected with the hits murder in Whitechapel has been discharged.

The monthly live stock sales take place to-day in tho Hamilton Borough Yards. Large numbers of .stock will be submitted.

In his report presented at the meeting of the Waikato Hospital Board yesterday, I>r Kenny stated that Uyn<l man i-i showing liltlc or no real improvement. The local option poll for the Waitnn, Licensing District and the poll for election of licensing commissioner? fur the same district, should such be necessary, will bo held on Saturday, March 21st.

The privileges in connection with thu approaching race meeting of the Cambrit'C Jockey Club will be offered at auction by Mr J. McNicol on Saturday next at the National Hotel, Cambridge.

Captain Jackson held an Assessment Onurt at Hamilton yesterday, but a.s tliero wcro no objections to the valuation list lie simply signed it. It must bo tuken as a goud sigu there being nu objections, as the valuation has boon increased from lust year by about £-100.

The Cambridge Salvationists and pooplo generally gave thuir old otlioer Captain Wood a very hearty reception back to Cambridge. Tlio Army in that t'jwnship still keeps up the standard, and continue to hold good meetings, both on weck-niprhts and Sundays.

Mr W. J. Hunter will doubtless do good business at iiis speeuil horse sale to be hold in Cambridge at an early date, a.-i tliero appears to be a good demand for draught horses in that neighbourhood as Mr C. Hunter has privately disposed of ten animals of that description during tho past week.

Our Cambridge reporter says : "I appear to have found a mare's nest in the twenty-foot maize that I stated was to be .sucn in »S. Andrew's Church last Sunday, as it turns out to be bamboo ; bowover I am ptlud to find T am not Mih only one that was takun in, a.s a farmer who saw it also thought it was maize. :,

A Maori woman was in Hamilton yesterday ond on Tuesday, from llio Waotu district, with an infant siilt'ering from a. severe attack of whunpiug coufjh. It is t'i h'l hoped none of the children in the town will take tho infection ns it is a Lmnlilciaoaie complaint to shake oft" in the winter season.

The privileges of the Ngaruawaiiia liaco .Meutini;, wrie .sold yesterday, by ill- ..I. McNiuul, and the following pi-icos WHru realised : -The ;<ates briiutflit VII, Mr C. Starr; publican's booth, £2 10', Mr J. Su.ith ; refreshment booth, £1 ss, .Mr H. Million, which, ha afterwards dispo.si'ti of to Mrs Aubrey for ij'i. The cards realised 15s.

Some stems of red clover recently cut in the Jubilco Garden, Hamilton, were left with us to demonstrate the fact that many of tlio hnads were well seeded. It does not appear fr:>m this that the humble bee is absolutely necessary, but wh fire told that where this insect is found in numbers a. much larger proportion of the flowers of tho clover is fructified.

The attention of the Raglan County Council is directed to the extremely dangerous stato of the state of the bridges on the Firewood Creek road. Our iuforinant who had occasion recently to travel on that road, said that a good deal of the plunking of the bridges waa quite rotten, and ho was in fear and trembling that his horse would put his leg through sit every .stop.

Cambridge can now boast a boxing saloon where the youth of the town are taught the noble art of self-defence. The premises occupied are the priutinp; ottice latolv in the possession of Sir William Wusleney.s, and instruction is given by Mr John liarton who is at preaeut staying iu Cambridge doing business at the Native Land Coiir!., and who is reported to be no moan exponent of the art.

In reply to a correspondent :— The tif til section of the School Committees Klucthn Act, IS'JO, does away with the cumulative vote and under the Dog Registration Act Amendment Act 181)0, any farmer or drovor not baing a resident of a Horough or to'vu district upon malting a delaration is entitled to have three sheep or cattle dogs registered upon payment of a fee not exceeding two and sixpence each.

Business people arid the public fjonerally aro responding very liberally to llic application made to them on behalf of tlio Waikuto Horticultural -Society as will lie noticed on reading the list of special prizes already offered and which is likely to !ip considerably increased during this week. Wu would direct the attention of those who hivve already obtained prize schedules to a number of alterations in the special prize list as published in to-day's issue.

We understand that the wellku >vn liiifilan settlor Mr Brufrunui has sold out his property for a fjoud (igure ti> a Mr from" Napier. Mr Harding lias also purchased some adjoining farms, making 1,31)0 acres iu all, and intends to make a sheep farm of it. Mr Ureuinaii, with th'j instincts of n true pionoer, is taking up new land jiffain, this time in the dis. trict. lyiii;,'between Churchill and the West Coast, where there h a aroa of tfootl voluauiu laud.

Thoro is at present a pleasant bii.ik in thu u-eallier fioin Ilk', lapfc week or

m<, v.u<\ .sii'jidd this >|)01l ifnitinuo them will t)j :i |-ir:;o liuiuhcr >'f |tm|i!i: Iroin x> U> M'ai-cer by Hit; r-poi;iul Ir>in on iSaliu- . I:iV-. (.in every cido we huar of parlies beiujr arranwl 'h> ut.tond tlin sport.-, anil

should thny be p.itronisod a.s well from the north side there willbc! on.; ..f tho largest ctnwds that lias f.\ pi been soon in Mercer. Tlin Special train will run as under, and 111.! fan--; am e\.v.-!iiiL'ly l..\v, beinir only 0:i '.Id iilinn tr.Mo 'IV lli.iti, or Is '.1,1 Troiii llainillon ; \\ ill l.'.ivo 'I o K-iiti at :\:M ,i.iii., i il"r"h:in.:.i '■'.">, To Auarnutu 1i.."0, ()ii.;ii[io 7.1-', Hamilton Wi-st 7. 10, r'r.inkloii Junction 7.05, Xijaruawahia S.J">, Hunlly '■>■(), arriving,' at Mercer at 10.-"i a.m., stopping where required to pick up riassenpors for M3rcer: returning From Mercer at ;*>,3o.

As showing , hov/ well sheep do ispoii t-hn new lanrl at th'! W:un;.':ir'> .Stiriiig-i (by tin- way the.-; 9 are frerpiently, l>u'. '■inu,'.,usly culled " Wliaingaroa •Sjiiin ;-: "i, Mos-is Wilsuii l.i:-.t yen , ii;irch:.:'e.l Napier buys it l>; '-',\. These liivn clipped Slb-i. i>l wool, which sold at 7.'.d pi.'r il)., and rec-'iilly Uil limb-i ui-ie .-hoin, and averasred .11 bs. of wool. Thus lh>! alone v/ill inoro than recoup the outlay, loaviiigit fiilcwo imd l.imb as Lhe year's'profit. N there any winder that peoplu (ii , )) going in for stock that will yield nter hvn hundred p>:r cent. pn>lit'.'

Mr McMahon, Professor Archibald, hi> wife, and another gentleman, who travel with tho phonograph, met with an unlucky mishap on Tuesday evening. They started in Crosby's coach, from Okoroire, soon after li p.m., to to Cambridge but they got stuck up at I'Vi-jtiivion's (iully, about, eight miles south of Cambridge, and did not reach the town till early in the inorniiu'. However, it made work for one of Iho local carters, who netted £.j forgoing to tho resCiio. He doubtless believes in tho adage that it is an ill wind that blows no ono any good. Tho party left by the tnoriiin;,' train for Auckland, on route fur New Plymouth.

Mr G. D. Hamilton, of Maanaloro, lias brought into twwn some fine specimen;; of nati.o p'.iliiib.'igo near n.uieviik. Tliis is really a very interestin? discovery, and m:iy lead to the development if a uav: in-'lustry. llnr young readers may like to know that plumbago i<> used in Liiß lusinufacturQ ot Ijlaciclo.id pencils and for polishing iron stoves and lire grates. The value of plumbago, according to latest London prices current, is from I'StoAIlO per ton. The Plumbago found at Danevirk would not cost more to dig up than so much road metal, as it lies close to the surface and thero is any ijiiantity of it.—Xapier Telegraph.